December 21, 2015

Gemfields fetches $29 million in Singapore rubies auction

The company managed to sell 90,642 carats of the 92,136 carats it made available under the auction.

December 21, 2015

Randgold Resources bails out of Ghana partnership with AngloGold

The company said it believed that the Obuasi mine does not meet its criteria for making an investment.

December 18, 2015

Gold price bounces back

Gold market in turmoil as traders assess impact of first rate hike in nine years.

December 18, 2015

De Beers closing another diamond mine, this time in Botswana

Debswana, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, is set to close its Damtshaa mine and scale down production at Orapa.

December 17, 2015

2015: Twilight of the Supercycle

A look back at mining and metals in 2015 through MINING.com's most popular stories of the year.

December 17, 2015

Goldman forecasts even more pain for iron ore

The bank says prices will remain under $40 a ton for the next three years as China’s slowdown forces the sector into a long period of hibernation.

December 16, 2015

Zambian copper mining under threat, stable rules needed

Hit by a slump in copper prices, Zambia should maintain stable mining policies and taxes to avoid losing out to new, lower cost mines elsewhere, said the Chamber of Mines…

December 15, 2015

The Chinese scramble to mine Africa

25-fold investment jump in less than a decade. That's how fast China's gaining control over Africa’s mining industry. And Beijing's only pushing harder now. 

December 15, 2015

Barrick unveils early results of plan to buy back $1.15bn of its own debt

The miner, which began the year with an over $13 billion debt, has vowed to reduce the hefty figure by $3 billion before the end of 2015.

December 14, 2015

Codelco eyes $600 million in savings, more job cuts in 2016 as copper in the pits

Chief executive Nelson Pizarro said output will, however, remain untouched.